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Concerned with financial institutes implementing new gun control policies, the gun industry’s trade association, the National Shooting Sports Foundation, retained the services of a banking lobbyist firm. The NSSF hired lobbyist Will Hollier, of Hollier & Associates, to encourage Congress to act on “discriminatory banking actions against [the] firearms industry,” according to a federal lobbying

Men and women mill about the National Rifle Association’s booth under the eye of its most prominent female commentator, Dana Loesch. (Photo: Jacki Billings) As I ambled around the NRA Annual’s Meeting, held May 4-6 in Dallas, the amount of women both on the show floor and in booths caught my eye. While women have

Sig’s 1-6x24mm TANGO6 optic will top off a variant of the Heckler & Koch G28E rifle to serve as the Army’s new SDMR, replacing legacy accurized M14 rifles. (Photos: Sig Sauer) The Army has announced that Sig Sauer’s 1-6x24mm Tango6 optic has been selected to equip the service’s new Squad Designated Marksman Rifle. The Tango6

The Rival Foregrips offer a stable platform for AR-15 shooters. (Photo: Firefield) Firefield introduces a new set of forgrips, the Firefield Rival Foregrips, with models designed for both Picatinny and Keymod rails. Using a skeletonized design, the Rival Foregrips shave off weight, tipping scales at a mere 4 ounces. Adding stability and control to AR-15

Gov. Mary Fallin dropped veto ink on a permitless carry measure on her desk last week, saying it was dangerous to police and others (Photo: Fallin’s office) Rejecting a popular permitless carry measure on Friday, Gov. Mary Fallin said the current mandate to obtain a license to carry a concealed firearm in the state was

TSA discovered 90 firearms in carry-ons at their checkpoints last week including 26 on May 3 alone– a one-day record for the agency. (Photos: TSA) The Transportation Security Administration announced last week the 2017 single-day record for the number of firearms discovered in carry-on bags across the country has been broken. TSA screeners found 26

President Obama’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service administrator joined with a group of outdoor writers and photographers to pen an editorial calling for a number of new gun restrictions. Former FWS Director Dan Ashe was among a dozen public figures to sign an opinion piece published last week by the Huffington Post entitled “An Open

A man who wants you to vote on May 22 checks out the selection at the Remington booth during the NRA show in Dallas on May 5, 2018. (Photo: Daniel Terrill/Guns.com) Bank of America said that its policy on financing makers of military-style rifles for civilians has not changed despite confusion over the bank providing

Choosing the right trigger can make the shooting experience even better. (Photo: Jacki Billings/Guns.com) Even the best handguns have their flaws and with a majority of popular pistols on the market, it’s no surprise that this flaw often comes down to the trigger. From gritty to long to mushy, sometimes a handgun’s trigger needs a

Federal Ammunition introduces Syntech for Action Pistol Shooters, officially recognized by the USPSA. (Photo: Jacki Billings) Federal Ammunition debuted a new set of ammunition, launching the Syntech Action Pistol Competition Handgun series. The official ammunition of the USPSA, the Syntech Action Pistol Competition Handgun ammo was specifically created for action shooting sports. Loaded to power

The military of the Philippines had warehouses full of vintage M1 rifles. Getting them back to the U.S. was an epic struggle. The Garand Collector’s Association, which has been helping the Civilian Marksmanship Program inventory and classify a literal shipload of repatriated M1s, produced the above video chronicling the return to the states of some

The Citadel series offers three scope options — two in first focal plane configuration and one second focal plane model. (Photo: Sightmark) Sightmark continues to roll out new optics options to consumers, introducing the latest in its series of riflescopes — the Citadel. The Citadel offers two first focal plane options with the 3-18×50 and

Gov. Mary Fallin, seen here addressing the Oklahoma Legislature earlier this year, has to act soon on a permitless carry proposal now on her desk. (Photo: Public Radio Tulsa) Calls for Gov. Mary Fallin to make a decision on a bill allowing concealed carry without a permit in Oklahoma are ramping up as the window

“Just to be clear: Field & Stream is NOT affiliated with the retailer Field and Stream Shops or Dick’s Sporting Goods,” notes the media brand as often as possible in the past few months. (Photo: Screenshot) The iconic outdoors magazine is clear on the fact they are not associated with the controversial big box sporting

House lawmakers advanced a proposal this week allowing states to use funds from a federal excise tax on gun sales to promote shooting sports. The House Committee on Natural Resources approved the plan Tuesday modernizing the 1937 Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to reflect the shrinking pool of hunters, anglers and shooters paying into the fund.

Winchester delivers new box offerings for its value driven USA Forged handgun ammunition. (Photo: Winchester) Winchester is adding to its series of USA Forged ammunition, now offering 50-round boxes and 1,000-round stackable cases of the steel shellcase pistol ammo. Originally introduced in 2016, the USA Forged ammunition offers an American made steel shellcase design with

The new President of the National Rifle Association slammed gun control advocates and said he working towards a “counterpunch” that would swell the organization’s ranks. Selected to head the organization by the group’s 76-member Board of Directors this week, the former National Security Council staffer and conservative pundit told the Washington Times that gun control

Some Remington shotguns on display during the NRA annual convention in Dallas on May 6, 2018. (Photo: Daniel Terrill/Guns.com) Bank of America will join half a dozen other banks in providing a lending package to Remington Outdoor Company as the gun maker prepares to emerge from bankruptcy proceedings. Although the bank announced last month that

The G43 Extended Magazine Release from Tyrant CNC offers more purchase and added control to the baby Glock design. (Photo: Tyrant CNC) On the heels of the Smith & Wesson Extended Mag Release debut in March, Tyrant CNC announced a new Extended Mag Release created specifically for the Glock 43. The G43 Extended Magazine Release,

Apex is set to release a trigger kit for FN pistols in the coming months. (Photo: Apex Tactical) Apex Tactical will release an Action Enhancement Trigger Kit for the FN 509 and FNS model pistols come summer 2018, the company announced stealthily on its site. The kits will include an Apex Flat-Faced Action Enhancement Trigger

Want a factory Walther PPS M2 with a RMSc red dot? Done. (Photos: Chris Eger/Guns.com) Walther had their updated PPS M2 at the NRA Annual Meeting in Dallas last week and said the factory RMSc package is now shipping to retailers. The parallax-free red dot is a slimmer version of the Shield RMS designed for

The EDC Backpack by US Peacekeepers offers another concealment option for consumers looking to tote their firearm in a backpack. (Photo: Jacki Billings) Keeping up with the current theme of greyed out accessories, US Peacekeepers showcased its Urban Grey EDC Backpack and Sling at the recent NRA Annual Meeting in Dallas. The EDC Backpack delivers

U.S. martial M1911s were in production from 1912-1945 from companies as diverse as Ithaca, Remington-UMC, Singer, and US&S. (Photo: National Archives) The Civilian Marksmanship Program is set to offer to the public 8,000 vintage M1911 pistols transferred from the Army this year. The 2018 National Defense Authorization Act approved by Congress last November outlines a

Mossberg is moving to join other firearms makers in ending their association with Dick’s Sporting Goods. (Photo: Mossberg) The hits keep coming to Dick’s as iconic shotgun and rifle maker Mossberg publicly moved to cut ties with the controversial retailer on Wednesday. The country’s oldest family-owned firearms manufacturer issued a statement terminating their relationship with

Stephen Willeford on the show floor during the NRA annual convention in Dallas on May 5, 2018. It was around 5:30 pm and he was anxious to get his seats at the Charlie Daniels concert later that night, but he still stopped to give a quick interview. (Photo: Daniel Terrill/Guns.com) At the National Rifle Association’s

Christensen Arms expands its rifle line, adding new left handed models to its Mesa and Ridgeline hunting rifle series. Designed for southpaw shooters, the left handed variants feature the same materials and components shooters have come to expect from Christensen Arms. “As one of our most requested products, we now offer two of our most

Introduction John Browning would be proud if he could see how Kimber has improved his basic design since it first saw action in 1911. The Kimber Gold Combat RL II is still the Browning basic handgun that he designed and it is not only aesthetically pleasing but operates as a modern tactical 1911 should, smoothly

Brig. Gen. John Taliaferro Thompson patented his eponymous sub gun in 1920, but you can bet he would probably dig the update (Photos: Chris Eger/Guns.com) Auto-Ordnance had a modernized variant of their classic Thompson SMG design on hand at the NRA Annual Meeting. Billed as the Tactical Tommy Gun, the .45ACP-caliber carbine is semi-auto and

Across the line, each Momentum rifle uses a one-piece spiral-fluted bolt with three locking lugs and a 60-degree throw. (Photos: Chris Eger/Guns.com) New for 2018 and available in six popular calibers, the Momentum is Franchi’s first bolt-action centerfire rifle and it was front and center in Dallas last week. Introduced earlier this year, the new